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- BTHSCOPY.CMD is a batch SCOPYing utility written by C.E.Gaumer
- for C.E.Gaumer Software. This routine facilitates SCOPYing
- groups of files by allowing the base filename and all the REMARKS to be
- specified before beginning the procedure. These items are specified in a
- text file which can be created in an editor which has copy, cut & paste
- and other features that are not available from the command line. When
- the procedure is run the user is prompted for the diskettes by the
- previously supplied REMARK for easy identification of the correct
- diskette. The names of the individual SCOPY files are built from the
- base filename specified in the text with the disk number embedded, and
- the REMARK is passed to SCOPY for inclusion into the SCOPY file. If an
- error occurs during SCOPYing of an individual diskette, the user is
- given the option to immediately retry that diskette without
- interrupting the continuing REXX procedure.
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- BthScopy is a BaTcH SCOPY procedure for SCOPYing a group
- of diskettes into files. The REXX procedure takes a single parameter
- which is the full name of a file containing the information required
- to create the SCOPY files. This file must be an ASCII text file
- with the information in the file arranged EXACTLY
- in the order listed below (one entry per line)
- The diskette drive that will hold the diskettes (with the colon)
- The base name for the group of files with "*" replacing number(s)
- the numbers will be one or two digits decided by the number
- of asterisks in the base filename given
- The remark for the first file in the group
- The remark for the second file in the group
- The remark for the third file in the group
- continuing for all files in the group
- The example file below is correct for a series of two files which
- will be read from Drive A: to the files PROG1of2.SCP and PROG2of2.SCP
- A:
- PROG*of2
- This is the REMARK for Diskette 1
- Here is the second Diskette Remark
- The numbers included in the filenames are generated and added to the
- base filename automatically by the REXX procedure
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- If the base filename had been specified as PROG**of2 the resulting
- filenames for the SCOPY files would be PROG01of2.SCP and PROG02of2.SCP
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- No parameters other than /R are passed to SCOPY so the user will be
- prompted for permission to overwrite if the target exists.
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- Although the samples show short filenames, both this procedure and
- the OS/2 version of SCOPY support long filenames.
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- Note the SCOPY.EXE must be in the a pathed directory or the current
- directory.
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- There is no default extension for the list file. The name of the text
- file used by BTHSCOPY for its listing must be specified in full on the
- command line.
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- If you modify this file in some useful way, please send me a copy of
- the modified file. I am very interested in how users utilize SCOPY
- both with REXX and otherwise.
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- Comments, questions, etc. may be directed to the author at:
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- C.E.Gaumer Software
- P.O.Box 383
- Laurys Station, PA 18059-0383
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